Draw procedure• The 35 entrants consist of 30 nations given a bye to this round and the five preliminary round qualifiers.• Seven groups were be formed of five teams apiece.• Each side was placed in one of five seeding pots depending on their coefficient ranking.• A ball was first drawn from Pot E to determine the team in the fifth position of Group 1. Then a second ball was drawn from Pot E to decide the team in the fifth position of Group 2. A third ball was then drawn from Pot E to define the team in the fifth position of Group 3. The same procedure was repeated until the fifth position in Group 7 was filled.• Then, the seven sides in Pot D were drawn into the fourth position of each group, starting with Group 1 and ending with Group 7 (in numerical order).• The same procedure applied to Pots C to A, taking into consideration the respective positions within the respective groups.• Based on a decision taken by the UEFA Executive Committee, Russia and Ukraine were not allowed to be drawn in the same group.• Matches will be played home and away from 11 September 2017 to 4 September 2018.

• The four runners-up with the best records against the sides first, third and fourth in their groups will advance to the play-offs, which will consist of two rounds of two-legged knockout ties in October and November 2018 to decide Europe's last qualifier.

Road to the final

European qualifying for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup comprises two group stages and a play-off round. France qualifying automatically as hosts.

Preliminary roundThe 16 lower-ranked nations are drawn into two four-team mini-tournaments played from 6 to 11 April 2017. Each mini-tournament is staged by one of the countries and each team plays one another once with the group winners and the runner-up with the best record against the sides first and third in their section progressing.

Group stageThose five teams join the remaining 30 entrants in seven groups of five nations drawn on 25 April 2017 and played from 11 September 2017 to 4 September 2018 on a home-and-away basis. The seven group winners qualify for the finals. The four runners-up with the best record against the sides first, third and fourth in their groups go into the play-offs for the remaining UEFA berths in France.

Play-offsThe four contenders are drawn into two ties played over two legs in October 2018. The two winners then meet in November 2018 to decide the final qualifiers.

Finals Twenty-four teams, including France the other eight European qualifiers, will compete in the finals in from 7 June–7 July 2019. There will be six groups of four teams with the top two plus the four best third-placed teams progressing to the knockout phase.

Further details, including the criteria for separating teams that finish level on points in a group, or after extra time in a match, can be found in the official competition regulations.

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